Brigadier General Smith is a native of Punxsutawney, PA and a former enlisted Combat Engineer and Medical Services Soldier. In 1998, he was commissioned as a U.S. Army Signal Corps Officer at the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School (OCS), Fort Benning, GA. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses. On 19 July 2024, BG Smith assumed duties as the Director for Command, Control, Communications and Cyber, J6, Indo-Pacific Command.

BG Smith’s key assignments include: Platoon Leader and Executive Officer, HHC, 44th Signal Battalion, Mannheim, Germany; Aide de Camp, for Commanding General 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany; Brigade S3 Plans Officer, 7th Signal Brigade, Mannheim, Germany; Brigade S3 Plans Officer, 93rd Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, GA; Company Commander, Charlie Company, 63rd Signal Battalion deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom I and III; SC Major’s Assignment Officer, Human Resources Command, Alexandria, VA; Network Engineer, TRADOC Capability Manager Networks and Services, U.S. Army Signal Center of Excellence, Fort Gordon, GA; Director, JNCC-A Bagram, Afghanistan in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Resolute Support; Chief, Current Operations, JFHQ-C, Fort Gordon, GA; Brigade S3, U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade, Fort Gordon, GA; Director, U.S. Army Capability Manager Networks and Services, U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Gordon, GA; Commander, U.S. Army Command and Control Support Agency, HQDA G-3/5/7, Pentagon, VA, and Director, Unified Network Task Force, HQDA G-6, Pentagon, VA.

BG Smith’s key awards and decorations include the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal (2nd award), the Meritorious Service Medal (8th award), the Parachutist Badge, and the Expert Field Medical Badge. He is a two-time recipient of the Signal Regiment’s Distinguished Kilbourne Leadership Award.

BG Smith holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Air Force, Air War College, an MBA from the University of Maryland, and a MS in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado at Boulder. BG Smith also holds several industry leading certifications from the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), Cisco, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).

Last Updated: 24 February 2025